Grammar Drills and Exercises

01. Inside the police station, a sergeant (stand) at a desk, writing.

02. He still (write) when the constable (bring) Bert in, and he and the constable (stand) in front of the desk until the sergeant (finish).

03. Finally, he (look) up and (say) to the constable: "Where you (find) him?"

04. "He (sleep) on a bench in the park. It (be) not easy to wake him up. As I (stand) there, he just (go) on snoring. He (snore) so loudly, he (frighten) the children."

05. "(complain) anyone?"

06. "Two little old ladies (come) up to me and (tell) me that the snores (make) them nervous."

07. The sergeant (say): "A man (telephone) here and (tell) me that he (live) next to the park and the noise (cause) interference on his TV. He (ask) why we not (do) anything about it."

08. He (turn) to Bert and (ask) him if he (realise) he (be) Public Nuisance Number One.

09. Bert (reply) in a rush that he (be) a heavy sleeper, that he (work) at night, and that he (be) unable to sleep at home because his neighbour (give) piano lessons, and the students always (play) Bach preludes, and he (hate) Bach.

10. The sergeant (scratch) his head and said he (wonder) what the piano students (think) of Bert's trombone.

VERB FORM AND USE

01 simple present
02 simple present have-be
03 drill: third person
04 elementary present
05 intermediate present

07 elementary past
08 continuous and simple
09 irregular past
10 irregular past
11 irregular past

14 past tense review
15 past tense review

19 present perfect
20 present/past perfect

23 conditional review
24 conditional
25 conditional

28 use of gerund
29 gerund
30 gerund and infinitive
31 gerund and infinitive
32 gerund and infinitive
33 gerund and infinitive